(US) Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos.
(US) Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos.
And when darkness comes and they leave off, the mosquitoes and the gallinippers join hands to take their place and suck out blood and annoy us until the first day brings its light.
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Any winged]] insect or fly of the family (commonly known as a botfly) or (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
(US, regional) A dragonfly.
(US, regional) A crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder.
Any biting bug or insect that is normally too small to see with an unaided eye.
(North America) A large aquatic true bug with pincer-like front legs.